Safety With An Order Of Protection

* Keep the protection  order on or near you at all times.

* Give the protection order to police departments in the communities where you visit family or friends.

* Some counties have a county registry of protection orders that all police departments can call to confirm a protection order. Check to make sure that your order is in the registry.

* Inform you employer, minister, closest friend and relatives that you have a protection order in effect. If the abuser destroys your protection order, you can get another copy from the County Circuit clerk or magistrate's office.

* If the abuser violates the protection order, call the police and report a violation, contact an attorney, call a domestic violence advocate, and/or advise the court of the violation.